China’s booming economy has hit another milestone, likely surpassing the United States as the world’s largest market for PCs in the second quarter, Bloomberg reports. If correct, the estimate would mark the first time since the onset of the PC market in the 1980’s that Americans aren’t purchasing the most computers globally.Research firm IDC told Bloomberg that it estimates PC shipments in China shot up 14 percent to 18.5 million in the second quarter of 2011. During the same period in the U.S., PC shipments fell 4.8 percent to 17.7 million. Earnings wise, the two were much closer, but still, China lead the way, with $11.9 billion worth of PC shipments compared to America’s $11.7 billion.
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